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MA3201

Rings and Modules

Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Autumn 2010
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English
Examination arrangement Written examination

About

About the course

Course content

The course includes rings, ideals, homomorphisms of rings and modules, Artinian and Noeterian rings and modules, structure
theorems for modules over principal ideal domains and for simple and semisimple rings, rational and Jordan canonical form of matrices with application to systems of differential equations.

Learning outcome

The course gives the theoretic base for the study of modules
over rings, where special emphasis is put on modules over
principal ideal domains and semisimple rings.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures. The lectures will be given in English if they are attended by students from the Master's Programme in Mathematics for International students.

Course materials

Will be announced at the start of the course.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
MNFMA318 7.5 sp
MNFMA321 7.5 sp
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Mathematics

Contact information

Course coordinator

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Mathematical Sciences

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Written examination
Grade: Letters

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2010

Written examination
Weighting 100/100 Date 2010-12-13 Time 09:00 Duration 4 timer Place and room Not specified yet.

Ordinary examination - Spring 2011

Written examination
Weighting 100/100 Date 2011-06-09 Time 09:00 Duration 4 timer Place and room Not specified yet.

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